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Monday, February 28

Oscar Nominated Documentaries

Many of our readers have probably caught wind of the brief documentary released by Jeremy Gillam. Growing up with Ben I can say 100% he is and will always be the person I've know him as. That is something that I've got to commend him on. Not many people can stay humble and true to themselves while in the position that Ben finds himself in.
Luckily he has amazing friends and the best manager a brother could ask for, his own damn brother!!! But Ben doesn't really care about the extravagant, he never has... As long as he has food that makes his tummy feel good and loved ones around him he is as happy as a dinosaur... if it was in the movie Armageddon... if Armageddon really happened... That kind of made sense?
Anyways I've also included the elusive Neon Hitch documentary below Benny's. Neon is truly cut from a different cloth! If you've spent any time around her you'd know exactly what I mean by this.
Backstory: Neon's family was chosen to be filmed for a documentary on Gypsies living in Britain. Neon was the main focus of the documentary and she makes an amazing impression in this short documentary. Take the time to watch both and set the bar for yourself when you read about other musicians, because these two really are something to admire.

Benny Blanco from Jeremy Gillam on Vimeo.

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Monday, January 31

Moments in Love

You know how once in a while you hear a song on the radio and you instantly fall in love with it? Well now in days with the internet and smart phones we can look those lyrics right up and Shazam! You now have that mp3 in your library. Well once in a while comes that illusive song that you keep hearing in the most random moments of your life but every time the song evades you. Then like an idiot you ask your friends and try humming it to them. They just look at you like you might belong on a shorter yellow bus than the one they ride. Well ladies and gentleman I have finally caught the one Pokemon that has been hiding from me for a very long time. I first heard this song on the radio a few years ago and finally figured out the name after hearing it over our radio at work. With minor lyrics and one of the most seductive melodies this song has been on repeat for a week now! Without any further ado, I give to you, Moments in Love by Art of Noise. The video is a must watch btw...

Looks like I wasn't the only one searching for this one: "ive been trying to find this song since I was 7 years old and im now 23 ive finally found it" -Youtube comments

Below is the original as well as two variations of the song. Both kind of opposites of each other. HBE does a beautiful job covering the song with a saxophones, trumpets, drums well and pretty much the whole ensemble while Caspa keeps pretty much the entirety of the song original only adding a bit more bump to it. Enjoy all of them as much as I do!

Art of Noise - Moments in Love
http://www.mediafire.com/?r5squql1rux8rrs

Art of Noise - Moments in Love (Hypnotic Brass Ensemble cover)
http://www.mediafire.com/?xh9n1ox8dana2e4

Art of Noise - Moments in Love (Caspa Remix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?923az15aj0jyfsu

Sorry we can't have the song preview anymore, our main file sharing website is now owned by facebook sooooo bear with us until we get things straightened out.

Monday, November 29

Get Busy Living

Dis right here, is my jam.
Goldfish is an South African duo who blend electronic, jazz, and whatever instrument they damn well please, be it a sax, bass, keyboard........ and you best believe they do it live too

Monday, November 1

International Vibe

Effortlessly transporting listeners from Bombay to the Caribbean to Western Africa, the duo known as the Thievery Corporation have been seamlessly blending international styles and genres since the groups inception in 1995. Here is just a taste but check out their website or anytime they spin at their D.C. nightclub The Eighteenth St. Lounge for a hell of a show.

Although they started their journey a year later and about 4500 miles away, the same could be said about a British duo The Groove Armada(Andy Cato and Tom Findley) who have definitely been cranking out quality music as well.

Wednesday, August 25

Lupe Fiasco new tracks

Lupe has been slightly absent from the mainstream recently trying to come up with a new name for his album. Then he's gotta start working on it... j/k Originally titled LupE.N.D, the album has undergone several changes to what now is called Lasers = Love always shines remember to smile. Several of the tracks from Lasers have been leaked already some as early as Jan 2010 so I am a bit late with this. The album features Kenna as well as The Neptunes, i'm sure there are some others that we aren't aware of yet as well. Three tracks for you below from the new album, check them out and grab them if you'd like. Lupe is one of the few artists that I can thoroughly enjoy listening to the whole album so I'm personally stoked for this bad boy to drop. Like many albums, Lasers is tied down until Lupe's label decides that it is time to cut it loose. At the end of the day the boss is the man who signs the checks I guess...

Lupe Fiasco - I'm Beaming

DiggySimmonsXLupeFiascoXPharrell - Oh Yeah

Lupe Fiasco - Go To Sleep

Get them all right here ----> DOWNLOAD

Tuesday, August 17

Two incredible videos that are a MUST SEE

I don't know what it is about little kids and car seats but they always do such ridiculous things in them. ALWAYS! Below is Fred. Fred is a young raver that is enjoying a morning drive in the laurie and enjoys listening to drum and bass. I make these faces all the time when the grimiest songs come through my speakers but this kid has it down.

Video number two was shown to me by some chicken who goes by the name of Ricktemus Markus Pricktemus Clitemus. I was laughing so hard during this video that I had to add it to this post. ENJOY!

Thursday, August 12

Summer (Boner) Jams 05. Its a mixtape.

Summer Jam. That all important song that comes on your car stereo while you're driving to the beach/cruising the mall/at a bbq/ doing it. Every summer the Top 40 Dj/Gestapo start blasting whatever poppy song about the beach they declare as the Jam of the Summer. This year, it is undoubtedly Katy Perry's "California Girls." Blogger's note: This MSTRKRFT remix makes life much better.

I don't think that's necessarily what a summer jam should be. The song that represents your summer should be one that lets you ignore responsibility for 3+ minutes. It should feel like driving with the windows down even if you're stuck in a cubicle. It should remind you of that booty you've been chasing all summer! My Choice: An older song I've rediscovered, "Little Secrets" by Passion Pit.